Like any other athlete, a horse must warm up before exercise and cool down after. Cooling down means lowering the horse's heart rate and the temperature for the horse’s muscles slowly, without allowing the horse to catch a chill. Cooling down is especially important after hard work when the horse has been worked up. Keep reading for detailed instructions.

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After finishing working your horse don't hop off right away. Bend down and feel your horse or pony's chest if it is hot and sweaty you will need to cool it down. If it isn't then you can get off and do you the regular procedure.

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Walk your horse around for a while until it is less warm. This may take a while depending on how warm/hot it is. DO NOT keep then standing still. This will tense their muscles and isn't healthy for them.
# After they are cooled down you may dismount and put a cooler (light rug) on them so they don't get a chill going into the stable.

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when untacking keep the cooler on the back of the horse and when you are done put it back on the whole body.

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If the horse is still sweaty you will need to brush the horse/pony until they are dry.

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